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Women and the Irish University Question

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Harford, Judith 
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http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8095
Date Issued
2010
Date Available
21T16:25:35Z October 2016
Abstract
The Irish Universities Act of 1908 brought to an end a protracted dispute over the ‘Irish university question’ which had dominated the Irish political agenda at least since the 1850s. Although university access was an issue which affected only a small minority, the politically charged nature of the university question was such that it represented more than simply the provision of an adequate university infrastructure; it was in a way colonised by the more pressing issue of rights for Catholics and ultimately by concerns around nationality. The stumbling block for successive governments was the provision of adequate university education for the expanding Catholic middle-classes, whilst at the same time adhering to a non-denominational policy agenda. Although the settlement reached under the Irish Universities Act was presented as one based on the principle of non-denominationalism, it was a clever compromise, conceding to the demands for denominational education on both sides without overtly supporting it. However, despite the highly charged nature of the Irish university question, the subject of women’s place within any university settlement received scant attention. The issue of providing for a more egalitarian model of university education was narrowly understood in terms of denominational equality for males. To quote Francis Sheehy Skeffington, prominent suffragist and nationalist, ‘in all the history of the Irish University Question, it is astonishing how little attention has been given to that aspect of it which concerns the position of University Women, and how generally it is assumed that the matter is one for discussion and settlement by men only’.
Type of Material
Book Chapter
Publisher
Peter Lang
Keywords
  • History of education

  • Access to education

  • Women's rights

  • Universities

  • Ireland

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https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/43593
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Part of
Harford, J. and Rush, C. (eds.). Have Women Made a Difference? Women in Irish Universities, 1850-2010
ISBN
9783034301169
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
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